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Harder Wardens

by SwordfishBE

Harder Wardens changes how strong the Warden is on a server, letting the server owner set its health, attack damage and extra loot drops.

FabricServer-side onlyGNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.21.11 – 26.3

What it does

Server owners adjust the Warden's health and attack damage, and can make the mob drop extra loot and XP, so fights range from easier to harder than vanilla. Values above 100 are clamped back to 100, and a setting of NONE turns off the extra loot drops. The config file is generated on first launch and can be edited directly, or through Mod Menu and Cloth Config when both are installed on the client. Fabric API is required. Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are optional. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later.

Key features

  1. Adjustable Warden health

    The server owner sets how much health a Warden has, so the boss can be made tougher or made to fall faster.

  2. Adjustable attack damage

    Warden attack damage is a configurable value, letting a server tune how dangerous encounters are.

  3. Extra loot and XP

    Wardens can be set to drop more loot and grant more XP when defeated, and the extra drops can be turned off.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.1.8
26.21.1.7
26.1.21.1.5
26.1.11.1.5
26.11.1.2
1.21.111.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 2

Cloth Config APIConfiguration Library for Minecraft Mods
Optional
Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Warden Tweaks is server-side only and not open source, with files for 1.21.4 – 26.2. Warden Drops is server-side only and open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, for 1.20.3 – 1.21.1. Nerfed Warden and OP Warden Loot both work on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 – 26.3, and need the server while clients may skip them.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Harder WardensFabric1.21.11 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-15
Warden TweaksFabric1.21.4 – 26.2Server-side only2026-09-03
Warden DropsFabric1.20.3 – 1.21.1Server-side only2024-07-11
Nerfed WardenFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2025-12-07
OP Warden LootFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-08

Questions

Does Harder Wardens need to be on the client?

No. The mod is server-side only, so only the server needs it and players join without installing anything.

In the catalog

Harder Wardens is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Wardens gain more HP, deal more damage, and drop better loot and XP or you make the Warden a one hit kill and deal almost zero damage, it's completely up to you. Fully configurable! Values above 100 are automatically clamped back to 100.
SwordfishBE, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
SwordfishBE
Published
2026-03-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-15
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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